Muscadomestica (house fly) is an insect that is considered useless by humans although they lived very close to humans. Breeding site of flies in human or animal waste, the rubbish, or unorganic objects that have decayed greatly support their role as mechanical vectors. More than 20 species of flies have been reported as an agent of gastrointestinal diseases. The purpose of this study is to examnine the role of houseflies as mechanical vectors Ascarislumbricoides'seggs.The research sample was 500 house flies (Muscadomestica) captured in the Legok area. Houseflies were trapped by fly trap containing rotten fish meat and then stored at a temperature of 4 degree celcius. The samples were divided into six groups according to the sampling areas, crushed and checked directly by using a light microscope. Ascarislumbricoides eggs are not found in all groups of samples. The study concluded that Muscadomestica is not a mechanical vector of infective eggs of Ascarislumbricoides in Tangerang City, Banten Province.

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is caused by the dengue virus and is still a public health problem today, especially in urban areas. The death rate caused by this disease is very high if not treated immediately. Dengue virus is mainly transmitted by female mosquitoes Aedes aegypty and Aedes. albopictus. Aedes spp mosquitoes are mosquitoes that have the ability to reproduce quickly because the eggs of these mosquitoes can live in dry conditions. Indonesia implements the Jumantik program (Larva Monitoring staff) as a way of eradicating mosquitoes. However, with the current implementation of PSBB (Large-Scale Social Restrictions) in DKI Jakarta, this program has become a bit difficult to implement. This counseling was carried out as part of increasing public literacy in understanding dengue fever from symptoms to prevention at the household level, so that people became aware of this disease even in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The counseling was conducted online and prior to the counseling, an initial survey of understanding about DHF was conducted and a final survey was conducted after the counseling to assess the level of public understanding about DHF. The results achieved in the form of benefits, especially for the community, namely residents understand about dengue fever and its prevention through eradicating mosquito larvae in their respective homes, which in turn can reduce the number of dengue cases in Jakarta.

Background: Three of Taenia species, named Taenia saginata, T. solium and T. asiatica can be found in Indonesia, but only T. solium can lead to neurocysticercosis. The morphology of those 3 Taenia spp. egg is indistinguishable by standard parasitology procedure. We aimed to use Ziehl Neelsen staining for differentiation of eggs of T. saginata and T. solium. Methods: As many as 40 containers of stool samples from the positive helminthiasis patients in Jakarta, Indonesia were collected during the year 2018. From each container, 10 slides prepared for staining with Kato-Katz technique as the preliminary examination. From those stool samples with positive taeniasis, we then once again made 10 slides/container for Ziehl Neelsen staining. Results: The first 400 slides stained with Kato-Katz technique as preliminary test were all positive for Taenia spp. The second 400 slides, we got 244 slides that gave good results as we could distinguished between the eggs of T. saginata and T. solium, meanwhile the remainder 156 slides gave unconfirmed results. From those 244 slides, 154 slides showed T. saginata eggs with magenta colored and 90 slides showed T. solium eggs with blue/purple colored. The eggs of T. solium slightly smaller if compared to Taenia saginata and had round shape, meanwhile T. saginata eggs were oval in shape. Conclusion: Ziehl Neelsen staining method can be used as an alternative parasitological method to differentiate the eggs of T. saginata and T. solium.